Across
- 3. disease where cells do not properly take up glucose
- 5. brain relay station that routes sensory input to cortex
- 6. long neuron extension that carries impulses away from cell body
- 8. hormone producing gland sitting on top of each kidney
- 10. involuntary muscle type in walls of organs like intestines and blood vessels
- 11. limbic structure essential for forming long term memories
- 12. hormone that lowers blood glucose by helping cells take up sugar
- 14. chemical signal released by glands to regulate body activity
- 16. short neuron extension that receives incoming signals
- 17. organ that makes digestive juices and insulin
- 18. voluntary muscle type that attaches to bones
- 20. place where two bones meet for movement or stability
Down
- 1. brain region that maintains posture balance and smooth movement
- 2. condition where bone weakening occurs as reabsorption outpaces deposition
- 4. involuntary muscle type found only in the heart
- 7. skeleton that forms the central axis of the body
- 9. individual nerve cell that conducts electrical signals
- 13. junction where an axon terminal communicates with another cell
- 15. fatty insulating sheath around axons that speeds signal conduction
- 19. neck gland that increases metabolic rate